SOCIAL IMPACT SCHOLARS
THE SOCIAL IMPACT
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Launched in 2019, the AIHM Social Impact Scholars Program awards scholarships for the AIHM Fellowship to healthcare practitioners working in underserved communities. To date, AIHM has awarded $672,000 in scholarships to 27 clinicians working in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Veterans Affairs. In 2021, AIHM also committed to give back to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities. Scholarships are awarded to clinicians who are from and/or serve BIPOC communities.
OUR PARTNER
SCHOLARSHIPS
In 2019, AIHM partnered with California Primary Care Association, Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States, Integrative Medicine for the Underserved, Live Well San Diego, and Northwest Regional Primary Care Association to offer full scholarships to the AIHM Fellowship to clinicians working with the underserved at one of our members’ clinical sites.
Great news! In 2022, we waived the restriction of an applicant so they are no longer required to work within a health center or clinic of our partner’s members. Please note that funding has shifted and the awards are no longer full scholarships. They are generous scholarships that range from $8,000 to $16,000.
SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENTS
CONTACT OUR TEAM TO
Sandra Cervantes, MD
OBGYN
Family Health Centers of San Diego
FHCSD Scholarship Recipient
Cadelba Lomeli-Loibl, RN, MS, FNP-C
La Clinica de la Raza, San Antonio Neighborhood Health Center
Transit Village, UCSF TRIUMPH Program
Street Level Health Project
IM4US Scholarship Recipient
Robert Dinenberg, MD, MPH
Whole Health Physician for the Saint Louis VA
Veterans Administration of America Scholarship Recipient
Julie Lu, DO
Family Health Centers of San Diego
FHCSD Scholarship Recipient
Toni Young-Pen, PA-C
Certified Family Practice Physician Assistant at FQHC, San Diego Family Care – Mid City Community Health Clinic
IM4US Scholarship Recipient
Colleen Ihnken, FNP
Family Nurse Practioner
CHAMPS Scholarship Recipient
Laura Monthathong, FNP-B
Nurse Practitioner in Denver, Colorado
CHAMPS Scholarship Recipient
Chase Billotte, Doctor of Physical Therapy (PT) and Certified Pilates Instructor
Fellow Candidate for the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine
Dane Crockford, Psy. D
Licensed Clinical Psychologist Family Health Centers of San Diego
FHCSD Scholarship Recipient
Nima Fayazmanesh, MD
Board-Certified Psychiatrist at the Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine
Veterans Administration of America Scholarship Recipient
Juli Olson, DC, DACM
National Lead, Acupuncture, VHA
Doctor of Chiropractic
Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Veterans Administration of America Scholarship Recipient
Dr. Richard J. Rojas, DC
Family Health Centers of San Diego
FHCSD Scholarship Recipient
David Drake, MD
Department of Veterans Affairs Director of Interventional Pain Clinic
Veterans Administration of America Scholarship Recipient
Kelly McHenry, LCSW
Family Health Centers of San Diego
FHCSD Scholarship Recipient
Kayla Taylor, NP
Family Health Centers of San Diego
FHCSD Scholarship Recipient